In many ways, the year has flown by, and in others, it seemed quite long. Can anyone else relate? I focused on “Stillness” this year, and it was a year of quiet, healing, introspection, reading, study, and rest. (Except when …
Tag: Grace
God Is Good
There are moments when heartaches like sea billows roll. In the waves, God is good. There are days when physical pain is too much to handle, and tears of weakness fall. In the pain, God is good. There are times …
Night Songs
{This is a repost of a post I wrote for the Encouragement From Women Who’ve Been There Facebook Page} Psalm 77 “I cried unto God with my voice…In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran …
The Christian Lady’s Short & Simple Guide to a Total Closet Clean-out and Style Makeover
(This is a repost from a post I wrote for the Encouragement From Women Who’ve Been There Facebook page.) Colossians 3:1-17 What should a Christian lady wear and not wear? As Christians we are called to be set apart. Distinct. …
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You Are Loved
On a day when many will wake up feeling especially loved, when many will wake up feeling especially lonely, and when many will wake up just the same as any other day in February—there is, you might say, a Valentine …
Hush, This Isn’t Your Battle
Lately, it seems like everyone is fighting or arguing or puffing themselves up towards each other—uncannily similar to my neighbor’s roosters that endlessly wander into my front yard, bickering and squawking and flapping their wings at each other over bugs, …
What I’m Reading Wednesday – Parenting by Paul David Tripp
The book Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family is one of the best books on the subject that I have ever read. In fact, I have to admit I procrastinated a little bit with writing about it, because …
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The Dirty Truth of Missions
By dirty I mean dirt. And mud. And stinky smells. So much of it! Everywhere! In my house. On my floors. All over my children. I have never faced so much dirt on a daily basis or at such an extreme …
